Met Gala: Glam and slam

Met Gala: Glam and slam

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The Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is excessively referred to as "fashion's Oscars," but it still yielded plenty of glossy, full-length fashion shots, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Thanks to this year's multi-platform livestreaming of the arrivals, we also learned a lot of belligerence and awkwardness surrounds the red carpet.

The Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is excessively referred to as "fashion's Oscars," but it still yielded plenty of glossy, full-length fashion shots, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Thanks to this year's multi-platform livestreaming of the arrivals, we also learned a lot of belligerence and awkwardness surrounds the red carpet. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

The Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is excessively referred to as "fashion's Oscars," but it still yielded plenty of glossy, full-length fashion shots, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Thanks to this year's multi-platform livestreaming of the arrivals, we also learned a lot of belligerence and awkwardness surrounds the red carpet.